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Writings of a Greek ambassador, Megasthenes, provide insights into the wealth and splendor of the Mauryan capital at Pataliputra (Patna), India’s caste system, and the king, who Megasthenes wrote was constantly vigilant, fearing attempts on his life. A book about statecraft, Arthasastra, written in part by Chandragupta’s head minister (additions were added in later centuries), discusses practical advice for rulers about how to run a kingdom and provides a window into Mauryan bureaucracy. Legends about Chandragupta are many and claim his family was related to the Buddha, that he met Alexander the Great, and that he resigned his kingship to become a Jain monk..

The report, like the three Local Economic Evaluations/Blueprints published recently, demonstrates how in this time of austerity, community economic development represents a sizeable opportunity for economic regeneration in a way that produces more resilient communities. It shows that this approach is already working. But what, I wondered, would it look like if government got behind and supported this approach? What might such support look like in practice?.